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# | # Open the C# project solution you want to build an msi package for. | ||
# | # Add a WiX setup project to the solution. | ||
# | # Mark your solution in the solution explorer. | ||
# Click "File" -> "Add" -> "New Project" | |||
# Search for “Windows installer XML” | |||
# Select "Setup project" | |||
# Type in a name but know that this will be the filename of your msi package. I will use 'SetupProject' from now on and this will result in SetupProject.msi as filename. | |||
# Click "Tools" | |||
# Select "Wix Setup Editor" | |||
# As "Root directory" select "INSTALLFOLDER (SetupProject)" | |||
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Revision as of 10:28, 23 November 2016
Preface
This page will describe in short terms how to build an msi package for an Csharp (C#) project. The resulting package will not give the end user any installation options to choose between.
Prerequisites
- Visual Studio. I used 2015 version.
- An C# project that does not need the end user to select install options.
- WiX --> http://wixtoolset.org/releases/ This was written while v3.10.3 was lates stable release.
- WaX --> In VS 2015 go to "Tools" -> "Extensions and updates", then click "Online" and in the search box type “wax”
Step by step
- Install WiX
- Install WaX
- Open the C# project solution you want to build an msi package for.
- Add a WiX setup project to the solution.
- Mark your solution in the solution explorer.
- Click "File" -> "Add" -> "New Project"
- Search for “Windows installer XML”
- Select "Setup project"
- Type in a name but know that this will be the filename of your msi package. I will use 'SetupProject' from now on and this will result in SetupProject.msi as filename.
- Click "Tools"
- Select "Wix Setup Editor"
- As "Root directory" select "INSTALLFOLDER (SetupProject)"